Iron Beam

Israeli air defense system employing high-energy laser beam that is designed to destroy short-range rockets, artillery, and mortars
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Iron Beam

Summary

Iron Beam is an artillery model[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of artillery_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,021 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Iron Beam's instance of is recorded as artillery model[3].
  • Iron Beam's operator is recorded as Israel Defense Forces[4].
  • Iron Beam's manufacturer is recorded as Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[5].
  • Iron Beam's subclass of is recorded as directed-energy weapon[6].
  • Iron Beam's subclass of is recorded as air defense weapon[7].
  • Iron Beam's designed by is recorded as Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[8].
  • Iron Beam's Commons category is recorded as Iron Beam[9].
  • Iron Beam's country of origin is recorded as Israel[10].
  • Iron Beam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_fm0gy[11].
  • Iron Beam's official website is recorded as https://www.rafael.co.il/worlds/land/iron-beam/[12].
  • Iron Beam's announcement date is recorded as +2014-02-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Iron Beam's funder is recorded as Ministry of Defense[14].

Body

Designation and Status

Iron Beam's instance of is recorded as artillery model[3].

Why It Matters

Iron Beam ranks in the top 1% of artillery_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,021 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . breakingdefense.com. breakingdefense.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . defensenews.com. defensenews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . rafael.co.il. rafael.co.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . breakingdefense.com. breakingdefense.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_iron-beam_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Iron Beam}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/iron-beam}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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